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he veryctive, he's writing. >> charlie: what does he have abt israel and israel's destinyand about israel pla and about what israel d to do to build its naonal security and build s opportuni. >> both my parents, my mother andather had obviously very strong influen on s did my der brother. t it's not onl on me. i mean wt has shed all of us is the great expience of the jewish people in the 20th centy. this transformationrom utter powerlessneswhere we wt a win toss lead. i was in bern the other day andisited the villa where the zis met in january of 1942 and deded in a few hours to destro the jewish people. invitation reads, hitler's deputy, the head,ou are rdially invited to a diussion on the finalolution of the jewish people, you know, after breakfast. they say breakfast will be served. and they ate breakfast, a hearty breakfast an they discussed this for several hours nobody batted an eye lash. ey drank cognac an they decided to terminate the jewish pele, people and they did. that was notonditioned. and the stat of israel was estaished to change that coition so thatwe can vern our destiny
he veryctive, he's writing. >> charlie: what does he have abt israel and israel's destinyand about israel pla and about what israel d to do to build its naonal security and build s opportuni. >> both my parents, my mother andather had obviously very strong influen on s did my der brother. t it's not onl on me. i mean wt has shed all of us is the great expience of the jewish people in the 20th centy. this transformationrom utter powerlessneswhere we wt a win toss lead. i was in bern...
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would that include israel as well? >> establishing nuclear representation in the middle east and alternately around the world -- that is our aspiration. making this world free of nuclear weapons has been one of the top priorities of the united nations. with a very successful conference of this year and the increasingly favorable attitude worldwide, through the leadership of president obama, by agreeing. >> big progress. >> yes. >> and the summit meeting previously in washington. i think we must seize this momentum. >> we just have 15 seconds left. if someone were to go on the united nations website, they would see a slogan, "welcome to the united nations, it is your world." do you think people get that? >> that is our work. we're working for peace for all and humanity for all. this is the united nations. >> thank you very much, secretary general secretary. >> thank you very much. it's been a great pleasure to meet you again. >> for online video of all "this is america" programs, visit our website, thisisamerica.net. "t
would that include israel as well? >> establishing nuclear representation in the middle east and alternately around the world -- that is our aspiration. making this world free of nuclear weapons has been one of the top priorities of the united nations. with a very successful conference of this year and the increasingly favorable attitude worldwide, through the leadership of president obama, by agreeing. >> big progress. >> yes. >> and the summit meeting previously in...
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but the same sanctions were never in question for israel when it comes to relations between israel and palesti, no sanctions were imposed. but you are probably aware of the fact in orde for palestine to be recognized as a state is dating back to 1927, resolution 181, promulgates palestine as a state. but [indiscernible] nobody helped [indiscernible] as a state. they had to take that step. palestine state israeli state. if we are talking about it why aren't we executing it. >> charlie: my question has to do about your rhetoric because some are asking this question of you. are you using anti-israeli rhetoric to gain more credibility and more popularity among arab states? >> [indiscernible] i'm not concerned about popularity at all. i'm just speaking about what's right and what's just. i am trying to cater to [indiscernible] my priority is justice. without justice you can never develop. if there is [indiscernible] i cannot just overlook that. nine of my [indiscernible] were killed. it's actually a reas for a prosctive war. we didt consider it as a reason for war, we were patient because w
but the same sanctions were never in question for israel when it comes to relations between israel and palesti, no sanctions were imposed. but you are probably aware of the fact in orde for palestine to be recognized as a state is dating back to 1927, resolution 181, promulgates palestine as a state. but [indiscernible] nobody helped [indiscernible] as a state. they had to take that step. palestine state israeli state. if we are talking about it why aren't we executing it. >> charlie: my...
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the's a lot israel can teach the region. i know pele, you know, stop and take a breath and you stay? certain quarters but youook at what israel' doing in technology sector, you look at how they develop their institutions. it's a remarkable story the state of israel. likewise the palestinians are incredible people, they've got a lot of wonderful business people in the world, outside not inside. you would say they could become a gateway into the rage. >> charlie: they have what a lot of emerging young nations have, they have demographics. >> and they have a good education system on the whole. >> charlie: that's what makes it a crime that nothing's done. >> it's not so hard in the way it's solved but how it should be solved. charlie: it's a try all of fear over hope in the end. >> yes. i think in the region as a whole, what i understand a lot better now than i did really when i was in office i think is these profound religious and social influences. and they all operate at a level and have an pact on the politics which from the
the's a lot israel can teach the region. i know pele, you know, stop and take a breath and you stay? certain quarters but youook at what israel' doing in technology sector, you look at how they develop their institutions. it's a remarkable story the state of israel. likewise the palestinians are incredible people, they've got a lot of wonderful business people in the world, outside not inside. you would say they could become a gateway into the rage. >> charlie: they have what a lot of...
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coordination with israel. i was held as a hostage on behalf of israel. with a are gone, the public is writ be demanding -- with mubarak on, the public is demanding. >> once things began to happen on the ground, egyptians will become less seized with the problem of palestine. they will see that things are moving in the right direction, so we can concentrate on our own affairs. >> anger and hatred of israel by ordinary egyptians is nothing new. when mubarak was in power, they had no voice, so it didn't matter. now it does. >> you will recognize this, once of the boldest monuments to saddam hussein. the fist telling the giants source was said to be model on his own hands. you might find it surprising that iraq's new government has begun renovating the monument. >> a piece of giant bronze fist modeled, is said, on the dictators hands. a work of art, or a monument to one man's vanity? iraqis are divided over the hands of victory. the government had started to demolish them, but now it has had a change of heart. >>
coordination with israel. i was held as a hostage on behalf of israel. with a are gone, the public is writ be demanding -- with mubarak on, the public is demanding. >> once things began to happen on the ground, egyptians will become less seized with the problem of palestine. they will see that things are moving in the right direction, so we can concentrate on our own affairs. >> anger and hatred of israel by ordinary egyptians is nothing new. when mubarak was in power, they had no...
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. >> just a quick comment on his real-palestine -- is there any hope of getting those -- on israel-palestine -- is there any hope of getting those two together? >> this has been my frustration in my long term service in this country seeing that we have not had a settlement of this issue. i do hope that, after the elections, the united states can resume its leadership role, its role to bring the parties together and to have not only a solution to the palestinian problem, but it'a comprehensive solution for the middle east relations. as ambassador to morocco, yugoslavia, united nations, league of arab nations, a legal mind -- what is the most important lesson you have learned so far? >> in my love, i learned that you have to work hard -- in my life, i learned that you have to work hard, that you have to be upbeat, that you have to be consistent, that you have to be open-minded, and to build a human relations. you might leave your job. you might be rich when they. you might lose your money the other day. but the most important thing in life is to have human relations, people you can rely on, an
. >> just a quick comment on his real-palestine -- is there any hope of getting those -- on israel-palestine -- is there any hope of getting those two together? >> this has been my frustration in my long term service in this country seeing that we have not had a settlement of this issue. i do hope that, after the elections, the united states can resume its leadership role, its role to bring the parties together and to have not only a solution to the palestinian problem, but it'a...
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. >> but america, israel's greatest ally said it would revoke a move. and there is fear to lead to violence like clashes earlier this year. president obama is trying to get palestinians to back down altogether, if they don't, it would be a failure and palestine would likely be a state only in name. >> and it's going to be a busy week there with the general assembly. and now to a surgery that is described about as complex as it can get. doctors in great britain have carried out four long operations to separate twins joined at the head. they were separated last month after become flown to the u. k. last june and now to meet them. >> this is now togetherness with these twins undergon an extraordinary surgery, joined at the head, doctors said they would likely dead without the surgery. now the parents can each hold one daughter in their arms. to them it's a miracle. >> what was it like when the twins were to look at each other in the eye for the first time? >> it was very great moment in our life. i will never forget. i have that day get a normal life. and
. >> but america, israel's greatest ally said it would revoke a move. and there is fear to lead to violence like clashes earlier this year. president obama is trying to get palestinians to back down altogether, if they don't, it would be a failure and palestine would likely be a state only in name. >> and it's going to be a busy week there with the general assembly. and now to a surgery that is described about as complex as it can get. doctors in great britain have carried out four...
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israel knows the palestinian position well. palestinian leaders have refused o talk peace wit israel as long as key to building in a rericted manner ortherwise on land palestinians claim part of their fure state. this includes the wt bank and also east jerusalem, which was not even mentioned in mr. netanyahu's settlemt anuncement today. it isighly unlike th the paltinian authority will accept thisffer. what h been requested so far is a demand and a road map, so we would like to align ourselves with te road map demands and not accept is. israel's prime minister insists he is sincere in wting peace wih the palestinians d in his desire o get back to the negotiating ble as soon as psible. we have be told by many of ou friends that once israel takes the first meangful step towar pea, the palestinians and the araworld would respond in a sitive virtual cle for peace. it will a cycle of good wl. while the government of isrl has taken aery big step towards peace. mr. netanyahu has me his announcement, and reaion is mixed at me and abroa
israel knows the palestinian position well. palestinian leaders have refused o talk peace wit israel as long as key to building in a rericted manner ortherwise on land palestinians claim part of their fure state. this includes the wt bank and also east jerusalem, which was not even mentioned in mr. netanyahu's settlemt anuncement today. it isighly unlike th the paltinian authority will accept thisffer. what h been requested so far is a demand and a road map, so we would like to align ourselves...
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after testing this concept in israel, better place plans to do the same in denmark and australia. it already signed deals with those national governments, with the prons of ontario, with the state of hawaii and with municipalities in the bay area of california. >> being successful also means that you understand what's coming. >> reporter: shipping magnate and business tycoon donny ofer is convinced it will schblgt although they own the largest oil refinery, it sunk $130 million of seed money into better place, an investment he says in the future. >> we are reducing our dependency on oil, and we are reducing co2 emissions. this is a great thing. >> reporter: sounds good, but doubters ask if that's really the case. >> certain parts of the country are very coal-intensive, like the northeast and mid atlantic states. if you convert the entire fleet to electric power cars charging off the grid, off coal, you're actually going to end up with a worse environment than otherwise. >> our job is to make our solution useable and affordable. >> reporter: and to convince both policy and car make
after testing this concept in israel, better place plans to do the same in denmark and australia. it already signed deals with those national governments, with the prons of ontario, with the state of hawaii and with municipalities in the bay area of california. >> being successful also means that you understand what's coming. >> reporter: shipping magnate and business tycoon donny ofer is convinced it will schblgt although they own the largest oil refinery, it sunk $130 million of...
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regim has plans for nucar weapons at must be stopped -- at firstyanctions, and if that does not work, israel threatens militaryction. all of this is a reminder of how hard it is to make peacen a part of the world wi different crises and allenges. in wshington, president obama is trying to come u with a coherent plan to deal with all. he may unveil it in new york next month. bbc news in downing seet. >> you mayeel you hve heard lot about pollution in china, but the sheer scale of the problem is only jus boming cleare with so many peoe being poisoned by eir environment, there have been two separate instances with lead poisoni affeing children. 800 art sick in -- 800 are sick in one province. in the show o a smelting plant, many children have been accepted. now officials ar looking at the contaminad village in sponse to a cal anchor. our bbc correspondent h also been ying to get tre. they were turn bck by police. b they were very angry. 800 her childrenave become sick. they ve lead poisong -- 80 of the children have become ck. they he lead poisoning. 106 chdren are in hospital. we e -- we say 8
regim has plans for nucar weapons at must be stopped -- at firstyanctions, and if that does not work, israel threatens militaryction. all of this is a reminder of how hard it is to make peacen a part of the world wi different crises and allenges. in wshington, president obama is trying to come u with a coherent plan to deal with all. he may unveil it in new york next month. bbc news in downing seet. >> you mayeel you hve heard lot about pollution in china, but the sheer scale of the...
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support for israel but he put himself in bad position by alienating his presumptive ally, israel, with this -- i thought needless and provocative and strange line about the '67 borders. he alienated israeli public opinion as well as one of aluf's colleagues put it in haaretz by this formula which i can real was expected to withdraw to some approximation of the '67 borders before the final -- some agreement is reached over the ex i ten shall issues of ref -- existential issues. what the president was proposing wasn't even the traditional clintonian land for peace. it was withdraw from land and kind of hope for the best. so obama ma now faces even more skeptical audience in -- among israelis which are constituency he's going to need if he has diplomatic success. i don't think he's gone particularly far to placate or arab population. he scored own goal within the american political establishment so it's quite a feat for the prime minister of a small country to come to washington with a presumptive -- presumable imbalance. needing the president's support. it was netanyahu who was the polit
support for israel but he put himself in bad position by alienating his presumptive ally, israel, with this -- i thought needless and provocative and strange line about the '67 borders. he alienated israeli public opinion as well as one of aluf's colleagues put it in haaretz by this formula which i can real was expected to withdraw to some approximation of the '67 borders before the final -- some agreement is reached over the ex i ten shall issues of ref -- existential issues. what the...
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prisoners in israel. it's not that kind of situation. you got 10,000 people under incarceration in israel, all of them palestinians, some are children, some are women, some are old people. >> charlie: some are charged with murder. >> those charged with murde will get their just deserve and some are hold without prior and even without accusation. you have on the other side one soldier who is captured in a military oration by hamas. so which has more imperatives, more than the other? i think if your government is serious about it, they would have pressured israel to reach an agreement with hamas that hamas offered toelease -- in return for release of certain prisoners of these 10,000 held by israel. >> charlie: is there any indicati that hamas is changing. >> let me put it this way. you go back to 1993, okay. the plo then had the same language in its charter that hamas has in i charter about the removal of israel from palestinian territory, palestinian claims on all the territory, etcetera, etcetera. etcete
prisoners in israel. it's not that kind of situation. you got 10,000 people under incarceration in israel, all of them palestinians, some are children, some are women, some are old people. >> charlie: some are charged with murder. >> those charged with murde will get their just deserve and some are hold without prior and even without accusation. you have on the other side one soldier who is captured in a military oration by hamas. so which has more imperatives, more than the other?...
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will the film be seen in israel? >> my answer is this: the mayor said he was going to make a screeningover it. so if he does... >> i'm still waiting. it will be. i have to tell you... >> i can't imagine that it won't b. whether it's black market or white market... >> my book was translated in many languages except two-- hero and arabic. the movie has been seen in the arab world, not in israel yet. and you know we are finding this difficult here, this controversy but it will be the same in israel. it's very hard to hold up when you're under... hold up a mirror and say this is the picture of your country, of your place. this is what's going on here. this is what you don't want to see. it's a mistake that you are doing that actually is building more hate not more communication building hate. it's very difficult and what we have in the way is a personal agenda stopping everything. i kneel if israeli people or jewish people will see this story they will connect with the humanity of the story because they will lose the sta
will the film be seen in israel? >> my answer is this: the mayor said he was going to make a screeningover it. so if he does... >> i'm still waiting. it will be. i have to tell you... >> i can't imagine that it won't b. whether it's black market or white market... >> my book was translated in many languages except two-- hero and arabic. the movie has been seen in the arab world, not in israel yet. and you know we are finding this difficult here, this controversy but it...
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they went ck, and he made inquies through a friend in israel, who contted the israel defense force ansaid, "don't worry. they're not going bomb your factor" theyent back. a few days later, he gs another telephone call sing, "evacuate." doesn't come to him, it cometo their switchard. he again makes iuiries. "don't worry. we're not going bomb." so they goack. nothing happs. third warning to evacuate. they evacuate d they bomb the factory. noif there was any militants volved, firstly, the israeli knowho they're dealing with. they'd given him a documen allong him to go into israel. it's thasort of conduct which indicas to us an intent to punish civilians in gaza f what their leaders were complicit in doing. >> moys: it's difficult for us, in this country,o undetand this intimacy of self-destruction, u know, that you just described. a zan factory owner calls a friend in israel, who cas the militaryand then he calls back to the factory. i mean, that, just right aoss an invisible bder, right? >> it's the sort of evidce which has a credibility it. it's not the sorof evidence that ts man is going
they went ck, and he made inquies through a friend in israel, who contted the israel defense force ansaid, "don't worry. they're not going bomb your factor" theyent back. a few days later, he gs another telephone call sing, "evacuate." doesn't come to him, it cometo their switchard. he again makes iuiries. "don't worry. we're not going bomb." so they goack. nothing happs. third warning to evacuate. they evacuate d they bomb the factory. noif there was any militants...
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." >> the problem here for israel is that if... theoretically if the united nations recognizes the state of palestine within the pre-'67 border, that means that any israeli presence beyond that border-- the settlements, the military patrol or be it the jewish person praying near the western wall in the old city in jerusalem-- is a trespasser. and therefore it amounts to giving the palestinians a license to go to war to liberate that territory against the trespasser. so you have to ask yourself whether such recognition is going to bring stability or is it going to be just another recipe for another crisis. >> people will really... i think will not any longer tolerate israel's bad boy behavior and the united states enabling of it. now, the world can't stop the united states and that's really the problem. but i agree with you. i think's a degree of exasperation which has encouraged the palestinians. the problem is the palestinians are divided and you have the most right wing, most pro-settlement, most uncompromising israeli government
." >> the problem here for israel is that if... theoretically if the united nations recognizes the state of palestine within the pre-'67 border, that means that any israeli presence beyond that border-- the settlements, the military patrol or be it the jewish person praying near the western wall in the old city in jerusalem-- is a trespasser. and therefore it amounts to giving the palestinians a license to go to war to liberate that territory against the trespasser. so you have to...
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israel doesn't want that. the palestinians on the overhand and we on the arab side, the islamic world. we don't want to see any new settlement units being built in e 1 which will spell the death knell to the future viability of the palestinian state that we have recognized ourselves. and so when you, when there is a symmetry here, that both sides can put pressure of an enormous kind on the other. and you hope that before these steps are sustain, one wakes up, one sees that there is no other alternative, that we must think very clearly. and that not you will creative means by which we can solve this problem have been exhausted. why has the approach never been tried. why can't we get the experts to discuss many of the municipal issues, the hydrologists, dem og-- demographers, municipal experts, leave the most sensitive issues for a later stage. why don't we have a standing negotiating cell, for instance. there are things that we can talk about. and even in terms of the arab peace initiative. >> nobody is talking
israel doesn't want that. the palestinians on the overhand and we on the arab side, the islamic world. we don't want to see any new settlement units being built in e 1 which will spell the death knell to the future viability of the palestinian state that we have recognized ourselves. and so when you, when there is a symmetry here, that both sides can put pressure of an enormous kind on the other. and you hope that before these steps are sustain, one wakes up, one sees that there is no other...
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of israel? >> well, i'm prague magazine test. to create a jewish state-- i'm a pragmatist. to create a jewish state, failed and greatly failed. >> rose: its economy is prosperous. >> well, these economy-- . >> rose: it's -- >> this economy is-- . >> rose: it is much better than iranian economy, as you know. >> well, with the help it gettinging from the united states and western countries. >> rose: all the help that you could get if in fact you did not have the nuclear issue. >> no, if we were different, then we are not iran. so the point is that the creation of a jewish state in the palestine is the source of all tensions in the region. even the jews are suffering. >> rose: but the problem is, is that you fight this, you, your nation, not you, fights the, any effort to find a peaceful solution. >> no, no. >> rose: and create two states. >> no, this is wrong. >> rose: why is it wrong. you know who told me that. the leader of the palestinians said that to me in an interview, one country that oppos
of israel? >> well, i'm prague magazine test. to create a jewish state-- i'm a pragmatist. to create a jewish state, failed and greatly failed. >> rose: its economy is prosperous. >> well, these economy-- . >> rose: it's -- >> this economy is-- . >> rose: it is much better than iranian economy, as you know. >> well, with the help it gettinging from the united states and western countries. >> rose: all the help that you could get if in fact you did...
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are we merely a security project for israel? the occupying power with all the difficulties and complications that will be entailed by this kind of understanding or concept having security doctrine defined clearly in the first order of business our security doctrine is one that is based definitely on dealing violence out of the equation for sure that's our interest. that's how we define it from our point of view. it happens to be consistent with obligations that we took on the road map and before as going back to 1993. well and good. but it's in our best interest. we're doing a favor for ourselves. as a really key component to what. >> to do to get to freep. >> rose: from wherever it comes. >> yes. we're against it for certain and we have acted very much consistent with that. >> rose: and you think that's possible? you could sit down with hamas and get them to come to that point of view or somewhere near that point of view? >> rose: charlie, i think it should be possible. i have just told you with clarity what our security doctri
are we merely a security project for israel? the occupying power with all the difficulties and complications that will be entailed by this kind of understanding or concept having security doctrine defined clearly in the first order of business our security doctrine is one that is based definitely on dealing violence out of the equation for sure that's our interest. that's how we define it from our point of view. it happens to be consistent with obligations that we took on the road map and...
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but israel's stubbornness, the president said negotiations are at a dead end. so they turned to the u.n.. campaigners for u.n. membership stopped at ramala. palestinians want their share. the americans are not offering an alternative they like. just warnings they ignore. >> the reality is there will not be any more sovereignty, food on the table, and this gap between expectations and reality is itself quite dangerous. >> israel's campaign against the palestinian gambitco includes a video. >> by five signing agreements, the palestinians action said no. >> no, no, no. >> what about the security arrangements? it needs to be an agreement. in an agreement, you give and take. in our revolution, you just take. >> this is not what it seems. both sides are is really. -- both sides are israeli. many israelis predicted u.n. vote will touch off new violence. the ingredients of this conflict are always the same. with the palestinians are trying to do is to change the diplomatic game decisively in their favor. it is a risky strategy, given the hostility of the israelis and t
but israel's stubbornness, the president said negotiations are at a dead end. so they turned to the u.n.. campaigners for u.n. membership stopped at ramala. palestinians want their share. the americans are not offering an alternative they like. just warnings they ignore. >> the reality is there will not be any more sovereignty, food on the table, and this gap between expectations and reality is itself quite dangerous. >> israel's campaign against the palestinian gambitco includes a...
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you want to sell this to congress, in israel. a lot of sanctions were imposed by congress. congress gets a vote in taking them off and congress, as we know, moves very quickly and efficiently. gwen: we talked about this big, historic phone call. what was that, do e-- do you know? >> not a whole lot was said. they only talked for 15 minutes. there was interpretation. we're told they basically said to each other yeah, let's do this. we have more confidence in each other. they both worked hard on the at feerks and how do we know that? because at the end of the call president rouhani said in english have a nice day and president obama cailed in farsi "god protect you." gwen: oh, my goodness. that's huge. and then he tweeted it all. let's move on. we just heard a few minutes ago that the u.n. security council gave the administration another claim to a partial foreign policy victory this week, voting unanimously on a resolution to start checking on syrians chemical weapons. the united nations finally took these steps to end the stockpile of chemical weapons. >> realistically it's
you want to sell this to congress, in israel. a lot of sanctions were imposed by congress. congress gets a vote in taking them off and congress, as we know, moves very quickly and efficiently. gwen: we talked about this big, historic phone call. what was that, do e-- do you know? >> not a whole lot was said. they only talked for 15 minutes. there was interpretation. we're told they basically said to each other yeah, let's do this. we have more confidence in each other. they both worked...
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he said israel should join the nonproliferation treaty, aimed at promoting disarmament. after four decades of international efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east have are greatly failed, urgent practical steps toward the establishment of such a zone are necessary. israel, the only nonparty to the npt in this region, should therefore join without delay. in tehran, the economy has been hit badly by international sanctions. a deal will relieve that pressure. rouhani and- mr. his trip had top billing, but he is not at the top of the pecking order. he is here in new york. he says he has full authority from the supreme leader to make a deal. william hague, britain's former his -- met with the american foreign minister. at the moment, is acting in defiance of the un security council and the atomic energy agency. it is acting in defiance of a nonproliferation treaty. before iran asks other countries to do these things, of course we want to see transparency and concrete steps from iran. then, they can talk to the rest of the world. >> president rouha
he said israel should join the nonproliferation treaty, aimed at promoting disarmament. after four decades of international efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east have are greatly failed, urgent practical steps toward the establishment of such a zone are necessary. israel, the only nonparty to the npt in this region, should therefore join without delay. in tehran, the economy has been hit badly by international sanctions. a deal will relieve that pressure. rouhani...
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. >> israel launches air strikes on the gaza strip in response to coordinated assaults on the israeli border with egypt. as world markets plummet again, we go to china where the fearit is an economic boom may turn into a bust. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. if syria's president had any lingering doubts about the attitude of the international community towards his regime he certainly knows where he stands now. today for the first time president obama exclusively calls for him to step aside and britain, france and germany quickly followed suit. the question now will it make any difference. jame robbins reports. >> it will not go to waste. this video taken today shows one of the latest funerals of civilians killed against the regime over the past five months. finally the obama administration is now calling directly for him to go. >> the transition to democracy in syria has begun and it is time for assad to get out of the way. it is up to the syrian people to choose their own leaders, in a democratic system based on the rule of law and dedicated to protecti
. >> israel launches air strikes on the gaza strip in response to coordinated assaults on the israeli border with egypt. as world markets plummet again, we go to china where the fearit is an economic boom may turn into a bust. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. if syria's president had any lingering doubts about the attitude of the international community towards his regime he certainly knows where he stands now. today for the first time president obama...
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congress has a very strong pro- israel lobby. " republicans and democrats. what some of the assessment here was that the americans ultimately chose to enter the arab street rather than to anger congress, but it is a very tricky thing to do because the americans are already -- their status has already been shaken in the region with these pro- democracy protests. >> it is the first veto by the obama administration, but to many people, it looked like american business as usual, really. >> you had the administration coming in and promising better relations with the muslim world. you also had president obama, his rhetoric -- very strongly, lately, behind the pro-democracy demonstrators, behind the rule of law in the arab world. that was his rhetoric that the arab protesters world, but the decisive action he has taken that b.c. is to defend israel in the security council on an issue like settlements, where, frankly, the united states was very isolated. there were 14 votes for the resolution. that is everybody else on the security council. the resolution was co-spo
congress has a very strong pro- israel lobby. " republicans and democrats. what some of the assessment here was that the americans ultimately chose to enter the arab street rather than to anger congress, but it is a very tricky thing to do because the americans are already -- their status has already been shaken in the region with these pro- democracy protests. >> it is the first veto by the obama administration, but to many people, it looked like american business as usual, really....
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. >> rose: we conclude with the case for israel from ron prosor, israel's ambassar to the united nations and mort zuckerman, american businessman who's a strong supporter of israel. >> israel does not object to the palestinian state. the prime minister of the state of israel stands and repeats day in and day out, people just don't listen, i am for palestinian state, i am for two states for two people solution and i'm willing morrow morning to meet abu mazen to talk to him without any pre-conditions about statehood and about security and about overall peace. >> i think a sense what the united states has to stand for are certain sort of immutable principles in that negotiation andtherefore, you know, the united states is opposed to what the palestinians are seeking to do, which is really not just to have the resolution, it's the terms of the resolution that will make a negotiation much more difficult and the united states knows better than anybody the attempts to have negotiations privately between the parties which have been turned down by the palestinians. the united states is very much
. >> rose: we conclude with the case for israel from ron prosor, israel's ambassar to the united nations and mort zuckerman, american businessman who's a strong supporter of israel. >> israel does not object to the palestinian state. the prime minister of the state of israel stands and repeats day in and day out, people just don't listen, i am for palestinian state, i am for two states for two people solution and i'm willing morrow morning to meet abu mazen to talk to him without...
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, the nation of israel. let's talk about that for just a second. mr. netanyahu has been unsuccessful over the past few weeks, no matter how much he has tried, even inside of israel, making the case that he has tried to make about the red line and backing the obama administration and the u.s. government into a corner to make a particular statement about these red lines. he has not been successful at that even with his speech at the u.n. i raise that because the jewish vote does matter. let's be frank about it. more important or as important, and jewish money matters. the biggest giver in this campaign on the other side is they do, -- is a jew. the issue of israel is important as is always in u.s. foreign policy. how do you think that plays out in the election, particularly given that netanyahu has not been successful, but a significant number of jews who feel that obama has been disrespectful to netanyahu? >> let me back up on two quick points. i think it is important to distinguish the jewish money from pro-
, the nation of israel. let's talk about that for just a second. mr. netanyahu has been unsuccessful over the past few weeks, no matter how much he has tried, even inside of israel, making the case that he has tried to make about the red line and backing the obama administration and the u.s. government into a corner to make a particular statement about these red lines. he has not been successful at that even with his speech at the u.n. i raise that because the jewish vote does matter. let's be...
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than the people of israel were paying for them. >> well, that's inside israel, inside the occupation. but the egyptians are going to say how come we sell our goods to a neighbor-- no matter how friendly they are-- than to another neighbor, jordan, or to ourselves. that's very difficult to justify. >> would you speculate that it's more likely that freely-elected leaders will put more pressure on both sides to find a solution? that >> that's very difficult for me to foresee. what i know is that the population, however they express that, will they express it also in the ballot box? and that they will vote more for people who want to implement this treaty better or not? that is a... but the other point i want to make here, charlie is that, you know we've had elections all the time. elections have been mostly a disappointment so i think people... and they want elections and they most probably have them. but most important is what is the content of this democracy i was talking about. you spoke of dignity. you must have dignity. the election does not necessarily provide that. you need a rul
than the people of israel were paying for them. >> well, that's inside israel, inside the occupation. but the egyptians are going to say how come we sell our goods to a neighbor-- no matter how friendly they are-- than to another neighbor, jordan, or to ourselves. that's very difficult to justify. >> would you speculate that it's more likely that freely-elected leaders will put more pressure on both sides to find a solution? that >> that's very difficult for me to foresee....
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and of course, of course iranians are making very, i would say, unacceptable statements about israel. >> rose: just unacceptable? they want to wipe them off the face of the earth. that's unacceptable. >> yes. >> rose: let me ask you this. >> but my point is to with iran, if we want to resume the issue, you really have to i'm gauge iran. like we must engage iran on syria. and i fully support the initiative of president mosi. >> rose: he was on the program last night that he wants to see -- >> isolate iran, whether we want to invite iran to geneva to this action group meeting. americans said no we cannot deal with iran but with all respect. when americans needed iranian assistance on computer situation in iraq, the americans did not hesitate to sit down and deal with iranians. so i believe that the security situation of syria is no less important and no less dangerous than the one which prevailed in iraq at that time. iran must be engaged. iran has its own legitimate security. >> rose: don't you believe that the president of the united states, i mean part of what he tried to do at the b
and of course, of course iranians are making very, i would say, unacceptable statements about israel. >> rose: just unacceptable? they want to wipe them off the face of the earth. that's unacceptable. >> yes. >> rose: let me ask you this. >> but my point is to with iran, if we want to resume the issue, you really have to i'm gauge iran. like we must engage iran on syria. and i fully support the initiative of president mosi. >> rose: he was on the program last night...
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. >> rose: israel is not a signatory to the non-proliferation treaty. if iran had a nuclear capacity, the argument goes that a number of other countries in the region-- saudi arabia and others-- would immediately want to acquire nuclear weapons. do you believe this kind of proliferation would be a consequence? f iran gets nuclear weapons? >> ( translated ): i'm with the rights of people to use nuclear power for peaceful matters and i will do my best strongly so that egypt can have the capability to use nuclear power for peaceful means. however, nuclear weapons-- everybody knows, the world knows who has the nuclear power, the nuclear weapons and who used it before and who respects the treaties and who does not respect the treaties. i do not want a question to be posed or to pose a hypothetical question. >> rose: i don't understand whether or not you think iran wants nuclear weapons? do you believe they want the capacity to make nuclear weapons >> ( translated ): i don't have enough information about that. >> rose: do you support what the i.a.e.a. is doin
. >> rose: israel is not a signatory to the non-proliferation treaty. if iran had a nuclear capacity, the argument goes that a number of other countries in the region-- saudi arabia and others-- would immediately want to acquire nuclear weapons. do you believe this kind of proliferation would be a consequence? f iran gets nuclear weapons? >> ( translated ): i'm with the rights of people to use nuclear power for peaceful matters and i will do my best strongly so that egypt can have...
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so about israel and iran with respect to that question, let me put it thiway. turkey with israeli people, with jewish people, has no problem whatsoever. 500 years ago we opene the doors in the ottoman period to jewish brothers when theywere exil from sin. so we shared our bread, we shared our beds with our jewish brothers and sisters and many jewish brothers and sisters in turkey are chairing the many important organitions in turk. the problem with this sr. the israeli government, the ungotiable situation an.. >> so... but won't have any problem with the isrli pple and there are thousands of jewish people living happily just like... >> rose: but that's not the point. you have a problem with the israeli government. >> of course, e problem is that israeli governments fortunatel abo the solution of paleste, abo t humatarian vice ey are following attitudes which is not negotiable and it takes the israeli government, what happened was in international waters soithout physical contact withhem in international waters and even in the coalition structure of israeli gove
so about israel and iran with respect to that question, let me put it thiway. turkey with israeli people, with jewish people, has no problem whatsoever. 500 years ago we opene the doors in the ottoman period to jewish brothers when theywere exil from sin. so we shared our bread, we shared our beds with our jewish brothers and sisters and many jewish brothers and sisters in turkey are chairing the many important organitions in turk. the problem with this sr. the israeli government, the...
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he's made it clear that israel is prepared to take military action to try to prevent that. do you think he's bluffing? >> you see, whether he's bluffing or he really intends that does not even come into the equation. for us. what are these scientists? put a world map in front of you. put an at last in front of you. iran has been iran for the last 7,000-10,000 years. they have been occupying those territories for the last 60 to 70 years with the support and force of the westerners. they have no roots there in history. >> ifill: i'm joined by margaret warner who is at the u.n. this afternoon. margaret, that breakfast looks very interesting. how different was ahmadinejad than what you remember the last time you saw him in action? >> warner: gwen, he was very different. the last time i saw him up close like that was actually 2006 in tehran. he was facing similar pressure which was a u.n. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face sanctions. he sood in front of more than 100 reporters for an hour-and-a-half or two. he was combative. he was feisty. he seemed to enjoy jousting
he's made it clear that israel is prepared to take military action to try to prevent that. do you think he's bluffing? >> you see, whether he's bluffing or he really intends that does not even come into the equation. for us. what are these scientists? put a world map in front of you. put an at last in front of you. iran has been iran for the last 7,000-10,000 years. they have been occupying those territories for the last 60 to 70 years with the support and force of the westerners. they...
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him on his stance on israel. how much of a problem is that who are the white house? >> that's a good question. when you look at the actual policy, the obama administration hasn't changed it. every u.s. administration back to lyndon johnson has had the same basic bottom lines and obama hasn't departed from that. what he changed was the tone, of course. >> the claim about the 1967 borders was false, of course? >> right. there has been some twisting of obama's actual positions on this. he wanted to use the 1967 borders as a starting point but for a land swap to take place and essentially for the parties to work it out themselves and make their own piece -- basket -- peace. bull your question was -- what was your question? [laughter] >> about the political pressure the >> right, that's very important. i want to go back to that because the administration, i think you did see obama responding to some domestic political pressure from his own base when he was speaking before the u.n. this week and he was emphasizing we r
him on his stance on israel. how much of a problem is that who are the white house? >> that's a good question. when you look at the actual policy, the obama administration hasn't changed it. every u.s. administration back to lyndon johnson has had the same basic bottom lines and obama hasn't departed from that. what he changed was the tone, of course. >> the claim about the 1967 borders was false, of course? >> right. there has been some twisting of obama's actual positions on...
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him on his stance on israel. how much of a problem is that who are the white house? >> that's a good question. when you look at the actual policy, the obama administration hasn't changed it. every u.s. administration back to lyndon johnson has had the same basic bottom lines and obama hasn't departed from that. what he changed was the tone, of course. >> the claim about the 1967 borders was false, of course? >> right. there has been some twisting of obama's actual positions on this. he wanted to use the 1967 borders as a starting point but for a land swap to take place and essentially for the parties to work it out themselves and make their own piece -- basket -- peace. bull your question was -- what was your question? [laughter] >> about the political pressure the >> right, that's very important. i want to go back to that because the administration, i think you did see obama responding to some domestic political pressure from his own base when he was speaking before the u.n. this week and he was emphasizing we r
him on his stance on israel. how much of a problem is that who are the white house? >> that's a good question. when you look at the actual policy, the obama administration hasn't changed it. every u.s. administration back to lyndon johnson has had the same basic bottom lines and obama hasn't departed from that. what he changed was the tone, of course. >> the claim about the 1967 borders was false, of course? >> right. there has been some twisting of obama's actual positions on...
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you said that israel has no historical roots in the middle east. and the white house has now called that statement by you disgusting, offensive, and outrage us. would you like to apologize? >> do they have roots? if they have roots then just say they have roots. we don't have to fight over it. we say they have no roots. and you say they do. we give you reason, so please give us a reason. back it up by facts. what should i apologize for. this is a technical and scientific fact, statement. we say they don't have it for these reasons. you say they have it, okay, please state the reasons. and nations will listen and choose accordingly. >> rose: i want to -- >> this fight. i would like to ask you this question. what is the relationship between the united states government and the zionist regime. can you please explain that to me? is it a relationship between two autonomous countries? then why is it that the head of the zionist regime comes out and says the u.s. government should do this, should do that. >> rose: mr. president -- >> what is the zionist's
you said that israel has no historical roots in the middle east. and the white house has now called that statement by you disgusting, offensive, and outrage us. would you like to apologize? >> do they have roots? if they have roots then just say they have roots. we don't have to fight over it. we say they have no roots. and you say they do. we give you reason, so please give us a reason. back it up by facts. what should i apologize for. this is a technical and scientific fact, statement....
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israel seriously. it's quite the opposite of delegitimization or whatever. it's saying we expect the government of israel to have a response, we expect for them to be able to bear criticism and to engage with it. >> reporter: parsons asserts that christians are treated better by israel than by other middle eastern nations. and he raises another controversial question, the role rising islamic fundamentalism may play in the christian exodus. >> a lot of people look at the conflict, they look at the plight of palestinian christians, they look at so many of them leaving, and ey want to understand why, and most of them know that the main culprit in this is islamic militancy, both towards jews and towards christians. >> reporter: palestinian christian leaders acknowledge there are some tensions with muslims, but say overall the two communities have lived together peacefully for centuries. >> our relations have been really normal relations, like neighbors. there are sensitivities in the sense that sometimes p
israel seriously. it's quite the opposite of delegitimization or whatever. it's saying we expect the government of israel to have a response, we expect for them to be able to bear criticism and to engage with it. >> reporter: parsons asserts that christians are treated better by israel than by other middle eastern nations. and he raises another controversial question, the role rising islamic fundamentalism may play in the christian exodus. >> a lot of people look at the conflict,...
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. >> israel feel's bit isolated? >> it feels very, very nervous indeed. first of all, it is isolated. don't forget there really isn't a leader in the region who has a relationship with netanyahu. ding abdullah of jordan refused to meet him. >> a conversation with the distinguished scientist who is leaving as president of rockefeller university to go back to london will be seen next week. tonight. tonight we devote our attention again to libya when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following: ( in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make connections that grow your business. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >
. >> israel feel's bit isolated? >> it feels very, very nervous indeed. first of all, it is isolated. don't forget there really isn't a leader in the region who has a relationship with netanyahu. ding abdullah of jordan refused to meet him. >> a conversation with the distinguished scientist who is leaving as president of rockefeller university to go back to london will be seen next week. tonight. tonight we devote our attention again to libya when we continue. funding for...
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israel won the war that followed, which palestinians call the catastrophe. palestinians are now prepared to accept much less than they rejected in 1947. they want a state on the west bank and gaza and a capital in east jerusalem, land occupied by israel since the 1967 war. the americans say they'll veto the application if it comes to a vote in the security council. even though, the palestinians believe they're scoring political points over the israelis. the israelis warn that the play action could cause violence by raising unrealistic hopes among palestinian people. benjamin netanyahu condemned the u.n. as a theater of the absurd. in an uncompromising speech, he connected president abbas with the weapons held by hamas, the president's rival palestinian faction in gaza. >> president abbas just said on this podium that the palestinians are armed only with their hopes and dreams. yeah, hopes, dreams, and 10,000 missiles and rockets supplied by iran not to mention the river of lethal weapons now flowing into gaza from the sinai. what's to present this from happe
israel won the war that followed, which palestinians call the catastrophe. palestinians are now prepared to accept much less than they rejected in 1947. they want a state on the west bank and gaza and a capital in east jerusalem, land occupied by israel since the 1967 war. the americans say they'll veto the application if it comes to a vote in the security council. even though, the palestinians believe they're scoring political points over the israelis. the israelis warn that the play action...